Higgs boson closer than ever
The article, as written by me, appeared in The Hindu on March 7, 2013. -- Ever since CERN announced that it had spotted a Higgs boson-like particle on July 4, 2012, their flagship Large Hadron Colli…
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A different kind of experiment at CERN
This article, as written by me, appeared in The Hindu on January 24, 2012. -- At the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland, experiments are conducted by many scientists who d…
LHC to re-awaken in 2015 with doubled energy, luminosity
This article, as written by me, appeared in The Hindu on January 10, 2012. -- After a successful three-year run that saw the discovery of a Higgs-boson-like particle in early 2012, the Large Hadron…
Putting particle physics research to work
In the whole gamut of comments regarding the Higgs boson, there is a depressingly large number decrying the efforts of the ATLAS and CMS collaborations. Why? Because a lot of people think the Large Ha…
Gunning for the goddamned: ATLAS results explained
Here are some of the photos from the CERN webcast yesterday (July 4, Wednesday), with an adjoining explanation of the data presented in each one and what it signifies. This first image shows the data…
After the Higgs-boson-like particle, what's next?
This article, as written by me, appeared in print in The Hindu on July 5, 2012. -- The ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC Apparatus) collaboration at CERN has announced the sighting of a Higgs boson-like particl…
So, is it going to be good news tomorrow?
As the much-anticipated lead-up to the CERN announcement on Wednesday unfolds, the scientific community is rife with many speculations and few rumours. In spite of this deluge, it may be that we could…